Tooth-brush.



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TOOTH BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. 1911.

1,279,507. PatentedSept. 24,1918.

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CLARE BRIGGS, OF BATTLE GREEK, MICHIGAN.

TOOTH-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24', 1918.

Application filed June 16, 1917. Serial No. 175,187.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARE BRIGGS, a itizen of the United States,residing at Battle Creek, Michigan, have invented certain new 5 anduseful Improvements in Tooth-Brushes, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in tooth brushes.

The objects of the invention are:

is First, to provide in a single article a tooth brush, dentifricecontainer, and dental floss holder, or support.

Second, to provide in an article .of the class described a closure forthe dentifrice 1e container which serves as a container for the dentalfloss. 1

Third, to provide an improved dental floss container or holder.

Further objects, and objects relating'to details and economies ofconstruction and operation will definitely appear from the detaileddescription to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by thedevices and meansdescribed in the following specification. The invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claim.

A structure constituting a preferred embodiment of my invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, in which:

Figure I is a side elevation of myimproved toothbrush, one position ofthe cap being shown by dotted lines.

Fig. II is a longitudinal section thereters refer to similar partsthroughout the several views and the sectional views are taken lookingin the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Referring;- to the drawing, my improved tooth brush comprises a handleportion 1, 59 which is hollowed out, as indicated at 2, to

through taken on a line corresponding to provide a suitable containerfor a dentifrice, and has a cylindrical neck 3 shouldered at its innerend and having an opening 4 therethrough for'the discharge ofdentifrice. The closure 5 is provided at one end with a flange 56 6rot-atably mounted upon the neck and pro- .vided with an opening whichis adapted to be brought into register with the opening 4: in the neck 3for the purpose of discharging 'the dentifrice. The outer end of theclosure 5 is shouldered to receive the cap 9. The outer end of theclosure 5 is recessed and provided with a central boss 10. The cap 9 isprovided with an internal boss 11 0pposed to and in alinement with theboss 10 of the closure 5.

The bosses 10 and 11 are provided with alined spindles 12 whichrotatably support the spool 13 for the dental floss which may bewithdrawn through the opening 14. A

gutter 21 is provided for severing the dental oss.

The shank 15 of the handle is provided with a channel having under cutsides 16 for receiving the dove-tail shaped rib 17 of the detachablebrush head 18.

I also provide a cap 19 for protecting the brush which is of such lengthas to frictionally engage the handle, as indicated at the point 20, soas to be retained thereon. This cap may be placed over the other end ofthe handle as shown by dotted lines in Fig. I, and form a part ofthehandle when the brush is being used. This prevents the closurebeinginadvertently opened while the brush is being manipulated and also pre-Eents undesired unwinding of the dental oss.

When it is desired to obtain the dentifrice the closure 5 is rotateduntil the aperture 7 therein registers with the aperture i in thesleeve-like extension 3 of the handle. This position of the apertures 4and]? is illustrated in Fig. IV.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

An implement. comprising a chambered. handle, a removable hollow closurefor said chambered handle rot atably mounted there- 10o on, a removablehollow cap for said closure, In witness whereof I have hereunto set mysaid cap and closure constituting a supplyhand and seal in the presenceof two witcarrying device, and a spool of dental floss nesses.

disposed in said carrying device, said cap CLARE BRIG GS. [11. s.] 5being provided with an opening through Witnesses:

which the said floss may. be withdrawn, as LORELL N. CUs'rIs,

specified. DEE HARRISON.

